PEER Promotes One Health and Diversity

January 5, 2016

The Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (PEER) program at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) promoted One Health and diversity at the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CORE4 STEM Expo on Nov. 17 and 18. PEER presented “Science and You” and offered hands-on activities to 300 inquisitive and at-risk 10th graders and their 12 teachers. This is the fourth year the PEER program has worked with the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CORE4 STEM Expo to promote careers in Science Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), specifically veterinary medicine, to at-risk K-12 students.

On Dec. 3, the PEER program worked with Aggie Pals to promote One Health and diversity. Aggie Pals is a Regents’ Scholars program that encourages fourth and fifth graders who would be first-generation college students to pursue higher education by interacting with current Aggies. PEER presented on science and science careers, emphasizing veterinary medicine. The group also facilitated hands-on activities for 107 enthusiastic and receptive fourth and fifth graders and their 10 teachers. At the event, PEER program undergraduate fellows honed their communication skills, shared their knowledge, and participated in STEM outreach to rural communities.

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